Happy Birthday, Courtney!!

This month my baby girl turned 4!! With all the excitement and hecticness and busy-ness we had swirling around our house with Alex being born just weeks before, I hadn't planned on having a 'friends' birthday party. I figured we'd have family over that night for cake and ice cream and call it good.

Well... that plan would've been just fine had it not been for this sweet little excited face, just 2 days before her big day, that started talking non-stop about how all her friends were coming over and the games they were going to play and how much fun they were going to have. Apparently she thought she was getting a friends party. *Sigh* So here's me, frantically calling all the mommies trying to come up with an available guest list, and running around like crazy to come up with a party. Here's the Final Results. (keep in mind...i had NO time to plan any of this!)

These are Courtney's two little friends that live on our street, Ava and Tyree. Playing in Courtney's bedroom while waiting for the rest of the guests to arrive.

I came up with a few games, some worked, others they just stared at me. At one point Courtney actually asked, and I quote, "Mom...when are going to get to the fun part?"

*sigh*

But they liked this one. Pin the Horn on the Unicorn.

(Don't judge my artwork, this was drawn 15 minutes before the party started in quite a hurry!)

All the kids got to pick out a balloon and decorate it.

My adorable little chunker nephew, Chance :)

This is my good friend Megan and her two little kids, Isabelle and Hyrum. And of course, my little monkey in the bouncer.

My sister, Melina. Dear sweet Melina, who when Courtney's 'kitty' balloon...unexpected blew up in her face and she had a complete meltdown, drew her a new kitty balloon and saved the day!

All the kids having Halloween cupcakes and ice cream cones. (I still feel bad for sending Ava home with black frosting and permanent black marker all over her light pink leotard and tutu. Sorry Katy!!)

Brigham called Courtney 'crazy'.... resulting in 'stink face'

But it's nothing chocolate and ice cream can't fix :)

Ava

Tyree

Isa

Jaz

And Corny the Horny Unicorn. Get it? Horny? Because she has lots of horns.... ha!

After her friends party, we had a little family get together for cake and ice cream. She picked out her cake, but we totally spaced it on candles.....

So she got to blow out 4 matches!

Here she is with her birthday loot. Littlest Pet Shop and My little Ponies galore!

She went to bed one happy little girl. :)